Kuwait vs Nigeria: Universal right to vote
Kuwait
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2 against 2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Kuwait, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.